The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-07-26
He Couldn't Come 1t Over Her.

There was not gray hair In her
head-nor a red, black or yellow one
either-she was as bald as a billiard
ball. and the little flies brought their
little sisters to the top of her crani-
um and enjoyed the sport of "sliding
down hilr' from the crown thereof to
the tip of her nose. she lived some
where on the Lexington branch, and
wanted to 60 to Jefferson City.
When she arrived at the Union de-
pot she stepped from the train and be-
gan looking around as if in doubt as
to which direction TO take. A hack
man noticed this and approached with
"where do you want to 60, ma'am ?"
She said she was going to Jefferson
City, and asked how far it was TO her
depot.
"About mile ma'am, do you want
carriage?"
"WalI," said she, "ef its that fur
o'course dew" and the driver took
her carpet bag and said, "follow me. /"
She did, and when he had her in
the close hack he drove her around
about ten blocks and deposited her at
the Ohio street crossing near the same
depot from which he had taken her.
When she alighted and asked him
what she was to pay he said, "Well,
seeing you're an old lady, and as |
have great respect for old age, I'll
only charge you two dollars. Our
price is five dollars, but as you are
old and travelling alone I'll stand the
other three myself" Then he looked
around and saw a policeman sp-
preaching and he said to her:
"This man dressed in blue here is
my boss-he owns all these carriages
and if he finds out that let you off
so cheap he'll discharge me and collect
the other three dollars from you. If
he asks you what you paid me, tell
him it's none O. his business"
She handed him the two dollars and
he departed.
The policeman thought be had over
charged the old lady, and, with the
intention of bringing the driver to
justice, asked her what she paid, to
which she replied III don't know
that that is any of your business. I'm
of age | guess, an have travelled be-
fore an 1 pay fur what git an tend
to my own affairs, and don't tell every
thing / know like some folks"
The Goat House men then ap-
peared on the platform and interrupt
ed the officer by addressing the old
lady telling her that eff you will
come to my house, near by, you can
get q regular old-fashioRed farmers
dinner for twenty-five cents"
81 don't want any dinner, to-day"
she said, and turned around again
facing the officer, whom she had
answered so abruptly.
Every well" said the officer, "as
you please its your money"
Soon afterwards she was seated in q
Bee line car not fifty steps from where
she left the "Jeff" car. As the train
started she saw the "boss who owned
the carriages" standing near the car,
and raising the window poked out her
head and yelled out at the top Of her
voice, "Say, boss ! We didn't come it
over me much. did ye? 1 only paid
him seven dollars and now les see
you git tother three eff ye can"
My daughter was troubled with Heart
Disease for FIVE years, given up by pnysi-
clans, had sinking spells, constant pain,
great swelling over her heart extending to
left arm, and severe spells of neuralgis,
extending over entire body, doctors could
not help her. DR.. Graves Heart Reguls-
tor cured her within three months.-Jaa
Tilton, Concord, N. II. 81 per bottle at
druggists.
Jefferson City improvements.
Jefferson City Tribune.
The rickety old fence in front of
the First RaDtist ohuroh ON Moaroo